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Syria may say on Tuesday if it will attend peace talks-report

Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:13:45

A Syrian government delegation to U.N.-backed peace talks in Geneva this week has not yet left Damascus and may announce on Tuesday whether it will participate, the pro-Damascus Syrian newspaper al-Watan said.

Pope begins Myanmar trip in shadow of Rohingya crisis

Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:01:26

Pope Francis landed in Yangon on Monday, the start of a delicate visit for the world's most prominent Christian to majority-Buddhist Myanmar, which the United States has accused of "ethnic cleansing" its Muslim Rohingya people.

Britain's secret role in Saudi Arabia's dirty war: UK troops are training army that has left a million on the brink of starvation, investigation finds

Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:25:35

The British Army is secretly training Saudi Arabian troops to fight in Yemen, where the country has been accused of committing crimes against humanity, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Joint statement issued by presidents of Iran, Russia, Turkey

Sat Nov 25, 2017 09:41:32

Iran, Russia, Turkey sent a joint letter to the secretary general of the UN and the president of the UN Security Council and called for the statement of Sochi summit to be published as a security council document.

Why UK-US divide on Iranian nuclear deal matters

Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:57:48

European powers, most notably Britain, have rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s Oct. 13 refusal to certify that the landmark nuclear agreement with Iran meets congressional requirements. Issuing a joint statement almost immediately afterward, UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her French and German counterparts reasserted their commitment to the nuclear deal, expressing concern over Trump’s new Iran strategy.

Presidents of Iran, Russia, Turkey hold Syria talks in Sochi

Thu Nov 23, 2017 08:05:49

The Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents hold a trilateral meeting on the Syria crisis in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Russia believes retreat of Saudi-backed Syrian opposition figures good for peace

Tue Nov 21, 2017 13:30:54

Moscow believes that resignation of Syrian opposition figures such as Riyad Hijab will help unite Syria's internal and external opposition on a more "constructive platform", Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Iran, EU continue high-level talks in central Iranian city

Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:57:08

Negotiations on international nuclear cooperation, progress and prospect started Tuesday in this central Iranian city with participation of high-ranking Iranian and European Union (EU) officials.

Assad travels to Russia, meets with Putin - Russian state TV

Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:46:47

Russian state TV is reporting that Vladimir Putin has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Sochi.

Isis threatens to kill the pope over holidays - newsweek

Tue Nov 21, 2017 09:33:41

A new propaganda poster released by a pro-Isis group this weekend depicts Pope Francis being beheaded by an Isis member.

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